Sam Cassell vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier and Sam Cassell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sam Cassell

vs.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Cassell 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Sam Cassell 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.